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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in digital education technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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